Dukem

Dukem (var. Ducam, Dukham; Ge'ez ዱከም) is a town in central Ethiopia. It is named after the Dukem River.^[1] Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne of the Oromia Region, 37 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa^[1] and 10 kilometers northwest of Bishoftu,^[2] this town has a latitude and longitude of 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E and an elevation of 1950 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Akaki woreda.

Dukem is situated along the Addis Ababa - Dire Dawa highway and is a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railway.^[1] It is also the location of an industrial park covering 40 hectares owned and developed by East African Group (Ethiopia), Ltd.^[3]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dukem has an estimated total population of 8,704 of whom 4,095 are men and 4,609 are women.^[4]

Notes

1. Lindahl, p. 38
2. Lindahl, p. 24
3. "Brief Profile of EAG Industrial Park" (accessed 27 February 2009)
4. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4

References

• Lindahl, Bernhard, ed. (2005), Local History in Ethiopia (PDF), Debre, Tabor - Delo wereda, Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute, pp. 23–38 (PDF file)

Coordinates: 08°48′N 38°54′E / 8.800°N 38.900°E